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Update Your Calendars: Chicago-Area Classical Concerts Announced for 2023 and Beyond

Peruse our ever-updating list of exciting season announcements!

Maestro Riccardo Muti leads the CSO along with Ambrogio Maestri, Eleonora Buratto, Luca Salsi, Rosa Feola, and Saimir Pirgu in a performance of Verdi's Falstaff (Photo by Todd Rosenberg Photography)

Carl GrapentineJuly 19, 2018

Carl Grapentine’s 10 Favorite Musical Performances During His 32 Years in Chicago

Stephen RaskauskasJuly 16, 2018

WFMT celebrates Carl Grapentine with Beethoven, Bernstein, and bubbles at Ravinia

Keegan MorrisJuly 14, 2018

Playlist: 14 Fantastic French Composers You Might Not Know (But You Should!)

Opera E-ducation: Met Opera Hosts Free Student Streams, Artist Q&As

Keegan MorrisApril 22, 2020

Find out how to register for a free digital Q&A with Renée Fleming, offered as part of the Met's free student streams program.

Finding Hope in Handel

Oliver CamachoApril 17, 2020

Little known fact: Handel ranked 'Theodora' — not 'Messiah' — as his best oratorio. You'll see why in a rapturous performance by Lorraine Hunt Lieberson.

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Tchaikovsky Memorial to Be Installed in the Heart of Chicago’s Boystown

Stephen RaskauskasJuly 12, 2018

Composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky will be honored with a memorial exhibit as part of the Legacy Walk, Chicago’s outdoor LGBTQ history museum. Located along 3245–3705 Halsted Street in the heart of Boystown, the museum features rainbow pylons with biographical plaques that honor the diverse contributions of LGBTQ people. From any smartphone, visitors can access videos, study guides, and other resources ...

Montreal Jazz Fest cancels Robert Lepage’s “SLĀV” amid criticisms of white artists performing slave songs

Keegan MorrisJuly 5, 2018

After protests and denouncements of cultural insensitivity, the Montreal International Jazz Festival has canceled SLĀV, a stage production that featured a predominantly white cast dressed as black slaves singing slave songs.

Hear the Album Inspired by the Incredible Life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Lisa FlynnJuly 5, 2018

With the Supreme Court very much in the news these days, a Chicago label has released a musical tribute illuminating the personal and professional life of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who is marking 25 years on the high court.

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